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Chinese Bloggers Evade Censors by Writing Backwards

geeksaresexy.net — You have to hand it to Chinese bloggers - they are determined to get the truth out, no matter what. OK, they are not facing the death sentence like their fellow counterparts in Iran but nevertheless, they still face prison for their opinions. At the very least, their work will be deleted by faceless humorless bureaucrats.

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  • CryRightardCry, on 07/07/2008, -1/+6I have so much respect for these people willing to risk their lives to INFORM their people.
    THAT is journalism.
    And then on the opposite end of the spectrum you have Fox, which intentionally misinforms it's viewers.
  • grantmoore3d, on 07/07/2008, -0/+5Soon enough we'll be opening fortune cookies with secret messages in them... "You will help me immigrate today"
  • canewediggit, on 07/08/2008, -0/+5http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121493163092919829 ... - the wall street journal article that broke the story this blog links to. it's much more detailed and well written.

    http://digg.com/world_news/How_Chinese_Bloggers_Do ... - the digg submit of said article that you didn't bother to digg.
  • Cadenzah, on 07/08/2008, -0/+3I hope (and believe) it's just a matter of time before the internet gets so widespread that it'll be impossible for the chinese government to impose censorship on a large scale. 14% of the chinese population use internet compared to 71% in the U.S.
  • MasterThief117, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1˙ɐǝpı pooƃ ɐ ʎllɐnʇɔɐ sı ʇɐɥʇ
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